colorful

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkʌlɚfəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kulər fəl)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
colorful (US),
colourful (UK)
adj
(many-hued)colorido adj
 His paintings are certainly colorful, aren't they?
 Sus pinturas sí que son coloridas, ¿no es cierto?
colorful (US),
colourful (UK)
adj
(brightly-hued)colorido adj
  de colores vivos loc adj
 The hikers wore colorful jackets so they would be visible to hunters.
 Los senderistas llevaban chaquetas coloridas para ser visibles para los cazadores.
colorful (US),
colourful (UK)
adj
figurative (person: full of character)original adj mf
  extravagante adj mf
 He makes a very colorful dinner guest.
 Es un invitado muy original.
 Es un invitado muy extravagante.
colorful (US),
colourful (UK)
adj
figurative (description: vivid) (descripción)vívido/a adj
 They provided a colorful description of their travels.
 Ofrecieron una descripción muy vívida de sus viajes.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
colorful | colourful
InglésEspañol
colorful character (US),
colourful character (UK)
n
figurative (outgoing or eccentric person) (coloquial)personaje nm
  persona interesante, persona peculiar nf + adj
colorful language (US),
colourful language (UK)
n
figurative (rude words)palabrotas nfpl
  lenguaje soez, lenguaje malsonante loc nom m
 I have to warn you, this movie contains some rather colourful language.
 Tengo que avisarte, en esta película hay muchas palabrotas.
colorful language (US),
colourful language (UK)
n
figurative (vivid description)lenguaje vívido, lenguaje colorido loc nom m
 The author described the scene with such colorful language that I felt as though I were actually there.
 El autor describe la escena con un lenguaje tan vívido que sentí como si realmente estuviese allí.
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In the English description:
Spanish:

Collocations: wish it were (a little) more colorful, paint the [walls, room] something more colorful, always wears colorful [clothes, clothing], more...

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